Device for retaining hernial supporting pads in place



11 865729 J. G. HQMAN DEVICE FOR RETAINING HERNIAL SUPPORTING PADS IN PLACE Filed Jan. 1'7 1925 @wzzz A TTORNEYS.

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Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

warren stares JOHN G. HOMAN, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

DEVICE FOR RETAINING HERNIAL SUPPORTING PADS IN PLACE.

Application filed January 17, 1925. Serial No. 3,054.

] all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoirN G. HoMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Steubenville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Retaining I-Iernial Supporting Pads in Place, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is for means for retaining a hernial supporting pad in place and especially relates to a device to be used in connection with present forms of trusses and supports.

I'Vith present forms of trusses and similar hernial supporting devices difficulty is experienced in retaining the pad in justthe right position to properly support the injury. It is known that if the support is applied at exactly the correct place a much smaller pad and a more comfortable and lighter outfit may be used. It is believed furthermore that the opportunity for cure is enhanced'if the support is properly retained in the correct position and cannot slip.

" At the same time, the support cannot be permanently secured to the body of the wearer, and it must be conveniently removable, when necessary or desirable.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide means for holding the pad of supports of this nature in place, and for preventing them from slipping, and which will permit of the easy removal of the pad when desired. 7

The invention may be readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which are illustrative of a preferred embodiment .of the invention, but to the details of which I do not limit myself, as various modifications may be made within the spirit of the invention. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pad having the invention applied thereto, and showing a separable element of the invention detached therefrom;

Fig. 2 is a front view of one member separated from the pad;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the cooperating separable member;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through one member;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the other member;

Fig. 6 shows a slightly modified form.

on the outer faces thereof. One element of the separable fastener may thus be stuck to the pad and the other member may be secured to the body of the wearer at just the proper point, to hold the pad in place when the two members are connected.

In the drawings, 2 designatesany usual or preferred truss or supporting pad for hernia. One part of the supporting means is attached to thepad, and is designated A, while the other part is designated B.

In the form illustrated, member A comprises the stud member 5.of a separable snap fastener or button having a stud portion 6. This fasiener member is confined between two fabric disks 'or other shaped members, 7 and 8, preferably formed of adhesive tape or surgical adhesive. The disk 7, at the back face of the, button, has its adhesive surface 7" exposed, while disk 8, which is perforated to permit of the passage of the stud of the button therethrough, has its adhesive surface on the inside, so that it adheres to the other disk and holds the two disks together. The finished article is a snap button having an adhesive mounting on the back thereof and having a non-adhesive front surface through which the stud projects.

The member 13 is generally similar, being composed of the socket member 9 of a snap fastener disposed between similarly arranged suitably shaped adhesive members, such as disks -10 and 11, the back disk 10 having its adhesive surface exposed, and disk 11 being centrally perforated and having its adhesive surface turned in.

In use, the member A is secured to or connected with the supporting pad 2 through its adhesive surface. I have shown in Fig. 1 the member A stuck directly on the pad. The member B is then stuck to the body of the wearer at just the right position with respect to the hernia to be supported, so as to properly hold the pad thereto when the coopera-ting parts of the separable fastener are in engagement. 7

In this manner the pad may be held in exactly the proper place without slipping. At the same time by simply separating the fastener the pad can be removed. The device can be made cheaply enough so that renewals can frequently be made without appreciable expense.

If desired, the fastening means A could be more permanently secured to the pad, and only the member B would then have to be remove-cl. Vith the member A removable, it can be accurately applied in the most comfortable and desirable position, and it can be secured by anyone to present trusses or pads.

In Fig. 6 I have shown one slightly modified form which may be desirable in some cases. The member C is the portion of the unit adapted to attach to the body of the wearer, ano has a disk-like or other suitably shaped body 11, adhesive on one side and non-adhesive on the other. Secured to this is a flexible tape 12 carrying an element 13 of a separable fastener. This arrangement enables the pad, which will carry a cooperating fastener part as described, to be applied with greater ease.

I have illustrated a preferred form of the invention, but obviously various changes and modifications can be made therein within the contemplation of the invention, and under the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with an outwardly cupped support for hernia, of means for holding the support from slipping including a member attached thereto at its inner side, a second memberhaving an adhesive surface for attachment to the body of the wearer, and a separable connection between the two members.

2. The combination with a support for hernia, of means for holding the support in place including a member having an ad hesive surf see by which it is connected with the support, a second member having an adhesive surface for attachn'iont to the body of a wearer. and coijiperating. elements of a separable fastener carried by said mem-- bers. 3 3. Supporting means for a hernial pad comprising a separable fastener having two cooperating separable members, and a mounting for each member having an exposed adhesive surface thereon for attachment to the pad and body respectively.

4. The combination with a truss having a pad, of one part of a separable fastener secured to the pad, an adhesive member for attachment to the body of the wearer, and a cooperating part of the fastener attached to the adhesive member.

5. The combination with a truss having: a pad, of a separable fastener composed of two cooperating members, each member hav ing a portion adapting it for connection with the other and provided with an adhesive area, said areas being turned away from each other when the two cooperating elements are together.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN G. HOMAN. 

